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It took 23 years, but a 'Chicken Run' sequel has finally hatched

It's Bond meets The Truman Show in Aardman's sequel to Chicken Run. This time, the chickens break in — not out — to save the flock. Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget premieres on Netflix this week.
In <em>Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget</em>, the chicken factory is like a creepy Disneyland for chickens.

Fans of the movie Chicken Run need wait no longer. Aardman's sequel is finally here after 23 years.

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget premieres on Netflix on December 15.

The same studio behind Wallace and Gromit and Shaun The Sheep, Aardman is known for its stop-motion, clay animation and its cheeky British humor. Whereas Chicken Run was a spoof of the 1963 movie The Great Escape, Dawn of the Nugget is a Bond-style heist movie with some of 's satire.

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